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-rw-r--r--synapse/api/auth.py8
-rw-r--r--synapse/api/room_versions.py2
-rw-r--r--synapse/app/_base.py5
-rw-r--r--synapse/app/generic_worker.py4
-rw-r--r--synapse/config/experimental.py23
-rw-r--r--synapse/config/tls.py22
-rw-r--r--synapse/crypto/keyring.py642
-rw-r--r--synapse/federation/transport/server.py20
-rw-r--r--synapse/groups/attestations.py4
-rw-r--r--synapse/handlers/federation.py12
-rw-r--r--synapse/handlers/sync.py4
-rw-r--r--synapse/http/servlet.py196
-rw-r--r--synapse/logging/opentracing.py31
-rw-r--r--synapse/metrics/background_process_metrics.py10
-rw-r--r--synapse/replication/slave/storage/devices.py2
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/admin/media.py58
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/client/v1/room.py12
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/report_event.py13
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/key/v2/remote_key_resource.py9
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/databases/main/cache.py7
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/databases/main/devices.py2
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/databases/main/event_push_actions.py2
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/databases/main/events.py8
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/databases/main/events_worker.py61
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/databases/main/media_repository.py7
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/databases/main/purge_events.py26
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/databases/main/receipts.py6
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/databases/main/room.py32
-rw-r--r--synapse/util/batching_queue.py70
-rw-r--r--synapse/util/caches/deferred_cache.py42
-rw-r--r--synapse/util/caches/descriptors.py8
-rw-r--r--synapse/util/caches/lrucache.py18
-rw-r--r--synapse/util/caches/treecache.py3
33 files changed, 752 insertions, 617 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/api/auth.py b/synapse/api/auth.py
index 458306eba5..26a3b38918 100644
--- a/synapse/api/auth.py
+++ b/synapse/api/auth.py
@@ -206,11 +206,11 @@ class Auth:
                 requester = create_requester(user_id, app_service=app_service)
 
                 request.requester = user_id
+                if user_id in self._force_tracing_for_users:
+                    opentracing.set_tag(opentracing.tags.SAMPLING_PRIORITY, 1)
                 opentracing.set_tag("authenticated_entity", user_id)
                 opentracing.set_tag("user_id", user_id)
                 opentracing.set_tag("appservice_id", app_service.id)
-                if user_id in self._force_tracing_for_users:
-                    opentracing.set_tag(opentracing.tags.SAMPLING_PRIORITY, 1)
 
                 return requester
 
@@ -259,12 +259,12 @@ class Auth:
             )
 
             request.requester = requester
+            if user_info.token_owner in self._force_tracing_for_users:
+                opentracing.set_tag(opentracing.tags.SAMPLING_PRIORITY, 1)
             opentracing.set_tag("authenticated_entity", user_info.token_owner)
             opentracing.set_tag("user_id", user_info.user_id)
             if device_id:
                 opentracing.set_tag("device_id", device_id)
-            if user_info.token_owner in self._force_tracing_for_users:
-                opentracing.set_tag(opentracing.tags.SAMPLING_PRIORITY, 1)
 
             return requester
         except KeyError:
diff --git a/synapse/api/room_versions.py b/synapse/api/room_versions.py
index c9f9596ada..373a4669d0 100644
--- a/synapse/api/room_versions.py
+++ b/synapse/api/room_versions.py
@@ -181,6 +181,6 @@ KNOWN_ROOM_VERSIONS = {
         RoomVersions.V5,
         RoomVersions.V6,
         RoomVersions.MSC2176,
+        RoomVersions.MSC3083,
     )
-    # Note that we do not include MSC3083 here unless it is enabled in the config.
 }  # type: Dict[str, RoomVersion]
diff --git a/synapse/app/_base.py b/synapse/app/_base.py
index 59918d789e..1329af2e2b 100644
--- a/synapse/app/_base.py
+++ b/synapse/app/_base.py
@@ -261,13 +261,10 @@ def refresh_certificate(hs):
     Refresh the TLS certificates that Synapse is using by re-reading them from
     disk and updating the TLS context factories to use them.
     """
-
     if not hs.config.has_tls_listener():
-        # attempt to reload the certs for the good of the tls_fingerprints
-        hs.config.read_certificate_from_disk(require_cert_and_key=False)
         return
 
-    hs.config.read_certificate_from_disk(require_cert_and_key=True)
+    hs.config.read_certificate_from_disk()
     hs.tls_server_context_factory = context_factory.ServerContextFactory(hs.config)
 
     if hs._listening_services:
diff --git a/synapse/app/generic_worker.py b/synapse/app/generic_worker.py
index 91ad326f19..57c2fc2e88 100644
--- a/synapse/app/generic_worker.py
+++ b/synapse/app/generic_worker.py
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ from synapse.storage.databases.main.monthly_active_users import (
     MonthlyActiveUsersWorkerStore,
 )
 from synapse.storage.databases.main.presence import PresenceStore
-from synapse.storage.databases.main.search import SearchWorkerStore
+from synapse.storage.databases.main.search import SearchStore
 from synapse.storage.databases.main.stats import StatsStore
 from synapse.storage.databases.main.transactions import TransactionWorkerStore
 from synapse.storage.databases.main.ui_auth import UIAuthWorkerStore
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ class GenericWorkerSlavedStore(
     MonthlyActiveUsersWorkerStore,
     MediaRepositoryStore,
     ServerMetricsStore,
-    SearchWorkerStore,
+    SearchStore,
     TransactionWorkerStore,
     BaseSlavedStore,
 ):
diff --git a/synapse/config/experimental.py b/synapse/config/experimental.py
index cc67377f0f..6ebce4b2f7 100644
--- a/synapse/config/experimental.py
+++ b/synapse/config/experimental.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-from synapse.api.room_versions import KNOWN_ROOM_VERSIONS, RoomVersions
 from synapse.config._base import Config
 from synapse.types import JsonDict
 
@@ -28,27 +27,5 @@ class ExperimentalConfig(Config):
         # MSC2858 (multiple SSO identity providers)
         self.msc2858_enabled = experimental.get("msc2858_enabled", False)  # type: bool
 
-        # Spaces (MSC1772, MSC2946, MSC3083, etc)
-        self.spaces_enabled = experimental.get("spaces_enabled", True)  # type: bool
-        if self.spaces_enabled:
-            KNOWN_ROOM_VERSIONS[RoomVersions.MSC3083.identifier] = RoomVersions.MSC3083
-
         # MSC3026 (busy presence state)
         self.msc3026_enabled = experimental.get("msc3026_enabled", False)  # type: bool
-
-    def generate_config_section(self, **kwargs):
-        return """\
-        # Enable experimental features in Synapse.
-        #
-        # Experimental features might break or be removed without a deprecation
-        # period.
-        #
-        experimental_features:
-          # Support for Spaces (MSC1772), it enables the following:
-          #
-          # * The Spaces Summary API (MSC2946).
-          # * Restricting room membership based on space membership (MSC3083).
-          #
-          # Uncomment to disable support for Spaces.
-          #spaces_enabled: false
-        """
diff --git a/synapse/config/tls.py b/synapse/config/tls.py
index 26f1150ca5..0e9bba53c9 100644
--- a/synapse/config/tls.py
+++ b/synapse/config/tls.py
@@ -215,28 +215,12 @@ class TlsConfig(Config):
         days_remaining = (expires_on - now).days
         return days_remaining
 
-    def read_certificate_from_disk(self, require_cert_and_key: bool):
+    def read_certificate_from_disk(self):
         """
         Read the certificates and private key from disk.
-
-        Args:
-            require_cert_and_key: set to True to throw an error if the certificate
-                and key file are not given
         """
-        if require_cert_and_key:
-            self.tls_private_key = self.read_tls_private_key()
-            self.tls_certificate = self.read_tls_certificate()
-        elif self.tls_certificate_file:
-            # we only need the certificate for the tls_fingerprints. Reload it if we
-            # can, but it's not a fatal error if we can't.
-            try:
-                self.tls_certificate = self.read_tls_certificate()
-            except Exception as e:
-                logger.info(
-                    "Unable to read TLS certificate (%s). Ignoring as no "
-                    "tls listeners enabled.",
-                    e,
-                )
+        self.tls_private_key = self.read_tls_private_key()
+        self.tls_certificate = self.read_tls_certificate()
 
     def generate_config_section(
         self,
diff --git a/synapse/crypto/keyring.py b/synapse/crypto/keyring.py
index 6fc0712978..c840ffca71 100644
--- a/synapse/crypto/keyring.py
+++ b/synapse/crypto/keyring.py
@@ -16,8 +16,7 @@
 import abc
 import logging
 import urllib
-from collections import defaultdict
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Callable, Dict, Iterable, List, Optional, Set, Tuple
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Callable, Dict, Iterable, List, Optional, Tuple
 
 import attr
 from signedjson.key import (
@@ -44,17 +43,12 @@ from synapse.api.errors import (
 from synapse.config.key import TrustedKeyServer
 from synapse.events import EventBase
 from synapse.events.utils import prune_event_dict
-from synapse.logging.context import (
-    PreserveLoggingContext,
-    make_deferred_yieldable,
-    preserve_fn,
-    run_in_background,
-)
+from synapse.logging.context import make_deferred_yieldable, run_in_background
 from synapse.storage.keys import FetchKeyResult
 from synapse.types import JsonDict
 from synapse.util import unwrapFirstError
 from synapse.util.async_helpers import yieldable_gather_results
-from synapse.util.metrics import Measure
+from synapse.util.batching_queue import BatchingQueue
 from synapse.util.retryutils import NotRetryingDestination
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
@@ -80,32 +74,19 @@ class VerifyJsonRequest:
         minimum_valid_until_ts: time at which we require the signing key to
             be valid. (0 implies we don't care)
 
-        request_name: The name of the request.
-
         key_ids: The set of key_ids to that could be used to verify the JSON object
-
-        key_ready (Deferred[str, str, nacl.signing.VerifyKey]):
-            A deferred (server_name, key_id, verify_key) tuple that resolves when
-            a verify key has been fetched. The deferreds' callbacks are run with no
-            logcontext.
-
-            If we are unable to find a key which satisfies the request, the deferred
-            errbacks with an M_UNAUTHORIZED SynapseError.
     """
 
     server_name = attr.ib(type=str)
     get_json_object = attr.ib(type=Callable[[], JsonDict])
     minimum_valid_until_ts = attr.ib(type=int)
-    request_name = attr.ib(type=str)
     key_ids = attr.ib(type=List[str])
-    key_ready = attr.ib(default=attr.Factory(defer.Deferred), type=defer.Deferred)
 
     @staticmethod
     def from_json_object(
         server_name: str,
         json_object: JsonDict,
         minimum_valid_until_ms: int,
-        request_name: str,
     ):
         """Create a VerifyJsonRequest to verify all signatures on a signed JSON
         object for the given server.
@@ -115,7 +96,6 @@ class VerifyJsonRequest:
             server_name,
             lambda: json_object,
             minimum_valid_until_ms,
-            request_name=request_name,
             key_ids=key_ids,
         )
 
@@ -135,16 +115,48 @@ class VerifyJsonRequest:
             # memory than the Event object itself.
             lambda: prune_event_dict(event.room_version, event.get_pdu_json()),
             minimum_valid_until_ms,
-            request_name=event.event_id,
             key_ids=key_ids,
         )
 
+    def to_fetch_key_request(self) -> "_FetchKeyRequest":
+        """Create a key fetch request for all keys needed to satisfy the
+        verification request.
+        """
+        return _FetchKeyRequest(
+            server_name=self.server_name,
+            minimum_valid_until_ts=self.minimum_valid_until_ts,
+            key_ids=self.key_ids,
+        )
+
 
 class KeyLookupError(ValueError):
     pass
 
 
+@attr.s(slots=True)
+class _FetchKeyRequest:
+    """A request for keys for a given server.
+
+    We will continue to try and fetch until we have all the keys listed under
+    `key_ids` (with an appropriate `valid_until_ts` property) or we run out of
+    places to fetch keys from.
+
+    Attributes:
+        server_name: The name of the server that owns the keys.
+        minimum_valid_until_ts: The timestamp which the keys must be valid until.
+        key_ids: The IDs of the keys to attempt to fetch
+    """
+
+    server_name = attr.ib(type=str)
+    minimum_valid_until_ts = attr.ib(type=int)
+    key_ids = attr.ib(type=List[str])
+
+
 class Keyring:
+    """Handles verifying signed JSON objects and fetching the keys needed to do
+    so.
+    """
+
     def __init__(
         self, hs: "HomeServer", key_fetchers: "Optional[Iterable[KeyFetcher]]" = None
     ):
@@ -158,22 +170,22 @@ class Keyring:
             )
         self._key_fetchers = key_fetchers
 
-        # map from server name to Deferred. Has an entry for each server with
-        # an ongoing key download; the Deferred completes once the download
-        # completes.
-        #
-        # These are regular, logcontext-agnostic Deferreds.
-        self.key_downloads = {}  # type: Dict[str, defer.Deferred]
+        self._server_queue = BatchingQueue(
+            "keyring_server",
+            clock=hs.get_clock(),
+            process_batch_callback=self._inner_fetch_key_requests,
+        )  # type: BatchingQueue[_FetchKeyRequest, Dict[str, Dict[str, FetchKeyResult]]]
 
-    def verify_json_for_server(
+    async def verify_json_for_server(
         self,
         server_name: str,
         json_object: JsonDict,
         validity_time: int,
-        request_name: str,
-    ) -> defer.Deferred:
+    ) -> None:
         """Verify that a JSON object has been signed by a given server
 
+        Completes if the the object was correctly signed, otherwise raises.
+
         Args:
             server_name: name of the server which must have signed this object
 
@@ -181,52 +193,45 @@ class Keyring:
 
             validity_time: timestamp at which we require the signing key to
                 be valid. (0 implies we don't care)
-
-            request_name: an identifier for this json object (eg, an event id)
-                for logging.
-
-        Returns:
-            Deferred[None]: completes if the the object was correctly signed, otherwise
-                errbacks with an error
         """
         request = VerifyJsonRequest.from_json_object(
             server_name,
             json_object,
             validity_time,
-            request_name,
         )
-        requests = (request,)
-        return make_deferred_yieldable(self._verify_objects(requests)[0])
+        return await self.process_request(request)
 
     def verify_json_objects_for_server(
-        self, server_and_json: Iterable[Tuple[str, dict, int, str]]
+        self, server_and_json: Iterable[Tuple[str, dict, int]]
     ) -> List[defer.Deferred]:
         """Bulk verifies signatures of json objects, bulk fetching keys as
         necessary.
 
         Args:
             server_and_json:
-                Iterable of (server_name, json_object, validity_time, request_name)
+                Iterable of (server_name, json_object, validity_time)
                 tuples.
 
                 validity_time is a timestamp at which the signing key must be
                 valid.
 
-                request_name is an identifier for this json object (eg, an event id)
-                for logging.
-
         Returns:
             List<Deferred[None]>: for each input triplet, a deferred indicating success
                 or failure to verify each json object's signature for the given
                 server_name. The deferreds run their callbacks in the sentinel
                 logcontext.
         """
-        return self._verify_objects(
-            VerifyJsonRequest.from_json_object(
-                server_name, json_object, validity_time, request_name
+        return [
+            run_in_background(
+                self.process_request,
+                VerifyJsonRequest.from_json_object(
+                    server_name,
+                    json_object,
+                    validity_time,
+                ),
             )
-            for server_name, json_object, validity_time, request_name in server_and_json
-        )
+            for server_name, json_object, validity_time in server_and_json
+        ]
 
     def verify_events_for_server(
         self, server_and_events: Iterable[Tuple[str, EventBase, int]]
@@ -252,321 +257,223 @@ class Keyring:
                 server_name. The deferreds run their callbacks in the sentinel
                 logcontext.
         """
-        return self._verify_objects(
-            VerifyJsonRequest.from_event(server_name, event, validity_time)
+        return [
+            run_in_background(
+                self.process_request,
+                VerifyJsonRequest.from_event(
+                    server_name,
+                    event,
+                    validity_time,
+                ),
+            )
             for server_name, event, validity_time in server_and_events
-        )
-
-    def _verify_objects(
-        self, verify_requests: Iterable[VerifyJsonRequest]
-    ) -> List[defer.Deferred]:
-        """Does the work of verify_json_[objects_]for_server
-
-
-        Args:
-            verify_requests: Iterable of verification requests.
+        ]
 
-        Returns:
-            List<Deferred[None]>: for each input item, a deferred indicating success
-                or failure to verify each json object's signature for the given
-                server_name. The deferreds run their callbacks in the sentinel
-                logcontext.
+    async def process_request(self, verify_request: VerifyJsonRequest) -> None:
+        """Processes the `VerifyJsonRequest`. Raises if the object is not signed
+        by the server, the signatures don't match or we failed to fetch the
+        necessary keys.
         """
-        # a list of VerifyJsonRequests which are awaiting a key lookup
-        key_lookups = []
-        handle = preserve_fn(_handle_key_deferred)
-
-        def process(verify_request: VerifyJsonRequest) -> defer.Deferred:
-            """Process an entry in the request list
-
-            Adds a key request to key_lookups, and returns a deferred which
-            will complete or fail (in the sentinel context) when verification completes.
-            """
-            if not verify_request.key_ids:
-                return defer.fail(
-                    SynapseError(
-                        400,
-                        "Not signed by %s" % (verify_request.server_name,),
-                        Codes.UNAUTHORIZED,
-                    )
-                )
 
-            logger.debug(
-                "Verifying %s for %s with key_ids %s, min_validity %i",
-                verify_request.request_name,
-                verify_request.server_name,
-                verify_request.key_ids,
-                verify_request.minimum_valid_until_ts,
+        if not verify_request.key_ids:
+            raise SynapseError(
+                400,
+                f"Not signed by {verify_request.server_name}",
+                Codes.UNAUTHORIZED,
             )
 
-            # add the key request to the queue, but don't start it off yet.
-            key_lookups.append(verify_request)
-
-            # now run _handle_key_deferred, which will wait for the key request
-            # to complete and then do the verification.
-            #
-            # We want _handle_key_request to log to the right context, so we
-            # wrap it with preserve_fn (aka run_in_background)
-            return handle(verify_request)
-
-        results = [process(r) for r in verify_requests]
-
-        if key_lookups:
-            run_in_background(self._start_key_lookups, key_lookups)
-
-        return results
-
-    async def _start_key_lookups(
-        self, verify_requests: List[VerifyJsonRequest]
-    ) -> None:
-        """Sets off the key fetches for each verify request
-
-        Once each fetch completes, verify_request.key_ready will be resolved.
-
-        Args:
-            verify_requests:
-        """
-
-        try:
-            # map from server name to a set of outstanding request ids
-            server_to_request_ids = {}  # type: Dict[str, Set[int]]
-
-            for verify_request in verify_requests:
-                server_name = verify_request.server_name
-                request_id = id(verify_request)
-                server_to_request_ids.setdefault(server_name, set()).add(request_id)
-
-            # Wait for any previous lookups to complete before proceeding.
-            await self.wait_for_previous_lookups(server_to_request_ids.keys())
-
-            # take out a lock on each of the servers by sticking a Deferred in
-            # key_downloads
-            for server_name in server_to_request_ids.keys():
-                self.key_downloads[server_name] = defer.Deferred()
-                logger.debug("Got key lookup lock on %s", server_name)
-
-            # When we've finished fetching all the keys for a given server_name,
-            # drop the lock by resolving the deferred in key_downloads.
-            def drop_server_lock(server_name):
-                d = self.key_downloads.pop(server_name)
-                d.callback(None)
-
-            def lookup_done(res, verify_request):
-                server_name = verify_request.server_name
-                server_requests = server_to_request_ids[server_name]
-                server_requests.remove(id(verify_request))
-
-                # if there are no more requests for this server, we can drop the lock.
-                if not server_requests:
-                    logger.debug("Releasing key lookup lock on %s", server_name)
-                    drop_server_lock(server_name)
-
-                return res
+        # Add the keys we need to verify to the queue for retrieval. We queue
+        # up requests for the same server so we don't end up with many in flight
+        # requests for the same keys.
+        key_request = verify_request.to_fetch_key_request()
+        found_keys_by_server = await self._server_queue.add_to_queue(
+            key_request, key=verify_request.server_name
+        )
 
-            for verify_request in verify_requests:
-                verify_request.key_ready.addBoth(lookup_done, verify_request)
+        # Since we batch up requests the returned set of keys may contain keys
+        # from other servers, so we pull out only the ones we care about.s
+        found_keys = found_keys_by_server.get(verify_request.server_name, {})
 
-            # Actually start fetching keys.
-            self._get_server_verify_keys(verify_requests)
-        except Exception:
-            logger.exception("Error starting key lookups")
+        # Verify each signature we got valid keys for, raising if we can't
+        # verify any of them.
+        verified = False
+        for key_id in verify_request.key_ids:
+            key_result = found_keys.get(key_id)
+            if not key_result:
+                continue
 
-    async def wait_for_previous_lookups(self, server_names: Iterable[str]) -> None:
-        """Waits for any previous key lookups for the given servers to finish.
+            if key_result.valid_until_ts < verify_request.minimum_valid_until_ts:
+                continue
 
-        Args:
-            server_names: list of servers which we want to look up
+            verify_key = key_result.verify_key
+            json_object = verify_request.get_json_object()
+            try:
+                verify_signed_json(
+                    json_object,
+                    verify_request.server_name,
+                    verify_key,
+                )
+                verified = True
+            except SignatureVerifyException as e:
+                logger.debug(
+                    "Error verifying signature for %s:%s:%s with key %s: %s",
+                    verify_request.server_name,
+                    verify_key.alg,
+                    verify_key.version,
+                    encode_verify_key_base64(verify_key),
+                    str(e),
+                )
+                raise SynapseError(
+                    401,
+                    "Invalid signature for server %s with key %s:%s: %s"
+                    % (
+                        verify_request.server_name,
+                        verify_key.alg,
+                        verify_key.version,
+                        str(e),
+                    ),
+                    Codes.UNAUTHORIZED,
+                )
 
-        Returns:
-            Resolves once all key lookups for the given servers have
-                completed. Follows the synapse rules of logcontext preservation.
-        """
-        loop_count = 1
-        while True:
-            wait_on = [
-                (server_name, self.key_downloads[server_name])
-                for server_name in server_names
-                if server_name in self.key_downloads
-            ]
-            if not wait_on:
-                break
-            logger.info(
-                "Waiting for existing lookups for %s to complete [loop %i]",
-                [w[0] for w in wait_on],
-                loop_count,
+        if not verified:
+            raise SynapseError(
+                401,
+                f"Failed to find any key to satisfy: {key_request}",
+                Codes.UNAUTHORIZED,
             )
-            with PreserveLoggingContext():
-                await defer.DeferredList((w[1] for w in wait_on))
 
-            loop_count += 1
+    async def _inner_fetch_key_requests(
+        self, requests: List[_FetchKeyRequest]
+    ) -> Dict[str, Dict[str, FetchKeyResult]]:
+        """Processing function for the queue of `_FetchKeyRequest`."""
+
+        logger.debug("Starting fetch for %s", requests)
+
+        # First we need to deduplicate requests for the same key. We do this by
+        # taking the *maximum* requested `minimum_valid_until_ts` for each pair
+        # of server name/key ID.
+        server_to_key_to_ts = {}  # type: Dict[str, Dict[str, int]]
+        for request in requests:
+            by_server = server_to_key_to_ts.setdefault(request.server_name, {})
+            for key_id in request.key_ids:
+                existing_ts = by_server.get(key_id, 0)
+                by_server[key_id] = max(request.minimum_valid_until_ts, existing_ts)
+
+        deduped_requests = [
+            _FetchKeyRequest(server_name, minimum_valid_ts, [key_id])
+            for server_name, by_server in server_to_key_to_ts.items()
+            for key_id, minimum_valid_ts in by_server.items()
+        ]
+
+        logger.debug("Deduplicated key requests to %s", deduped_requests)
+
+        # For each key we call `_inner_verify_request` which will handle
+        # fetching each key. Note these shouldn't throw if we fail to contact
+        # other servers etc.
+        results_per_request = await yieldable_gather_results(
+            self._inner_fetch_key_request,
+            deduped_requests,
+        )
 
-    def _get_server_verify_keys(self, verify_requests: List[VerifyJsonRequest]) -> None:
-        """Tries to find at least one key for each verify request
+        # We now convert the returned list of results into a map from server
+        # name to key ID to FetchKeyResult, to return.
+        to_return = {}  # type: Dict[str, Dict[str, FetchKeyResult]]
+        for (request, results) in zip(deduped_requests, results_per_request):
+            to_return_by_server = to_return.setdefault(request.server_name, {})
+            for key_id, key_result in results.items():
+                existing = to_return_by_server.get(key_id)
+                if not existing or existing.valid_until_ts < key_result.valid_until_ts:
+                    to_return_by_server[key_id] = key_result
 
-        For each verify_request, verify_request.key_ready is called back with
-        params (server_name, key_id, VerifyKey) if a key is found, or errbacked
-        with a SynapseError if none of the keys are found.
+        return to_return
 
-        Args:
-            verify_requests: list of verify requests
+    async def _inner_fetch_key_request(
+        self, verify_request: _FetchKeyRequest
+    ) -> Dict[str, FetchKeyResult]:
+        """Attempt to fetch the given key by calling each key fetcher one by
+        one.
         """
+        logger.debug("Starting fetch for %s", verify_request)
 
-        remaining_requests = {rq for rq in verify_requests if not rq.key_ready.called}
+        found_keys: Dict[str, FetchKeyResult] = {}
+        missing_key_ids = set(verify_request.key_ids)
 
-        async def do_iterations():
-            try:
-                with Measure(self.clock, "get_server_verify_keys"):
-                    for f in self._key_fetchers:
-                        if not remaining_requests:
-                            return
-                        await self._attempt_key_fetches_with_fetcher(
-                            f, remaining_requests
-                        )
-
-                    # look for any requests which weren't satisfied
-                    while remaining_requests:
-                        verify_request = remaining_requests.pop()
-                        rq_str = (
-                            "VerifyJsonRequest(server=%s, key_ids=%s, min_valid=%i)"
-                            % (
-                                verify_request.server_name,
-                                verify_request.key_ids,
-                                verify_request.minimum_valid_until_ts,
-                            )
-                        )
-
-                        # If we run the errback immediately, it may cancel our
-                        # loggingcontext while we are still in it, so instead we
-                        # schedule it for the next time round the reactor.
-                        #
-                        # (this also ensures that we don't get a stack overflow if we
-                        # has a massive queue of lookups waiting for this server).
-                        self.clock.call_later(
-                            0,
-                            verify_request.key_ready.errback,
-                            SynapseError(
-                                401,
-                                "Failed to find any key to satisfy %s" % (rq_str,),
-                                Codes.UNAUTHORIZED,
-                            ),
-                        )
-            except Exception as err:
-                # we don't really expect to get here, because any errors should already
-                # have been caught and logged. But if we do, let's log the error and make
-                # sure that all of the deferreds are resolved.
-                logger.error("Unexpected error in _get_server_verify_keys: %s", err)
-                with PreserveLoggingContext():
-                    for verify_request in remaining_requests:
-                        if not verify_request.key_ready.called:
-                            verify_request.key_ready.errback(err)
-
-        run_in_background(do_iterations)
-
-    async def _attempt_key_fetches_with_fetcher(
-        self, fetcher: "KeyFetcher", remaining_requests: Set[VerifyJsonRequest]
-    ):
-        """Use a key fetcher to attempt to satisfy some key requests
+        for fetcher in self._key_fetchers:
+            if not missing_key_ids:
+                break
 
-        Args:
-            fetcher: fetcher to use to fetch the keys
-            remaining_requests: outstanding key requests.
-                Any successfully-completed requests will be removed from the list.
-        """
-        # The keys to fetch.
-        # server_name -> key_id -> min_valid_ts
-        missing_keys = defaultdict(dict)  # type: Dict[str, Dict[str, int]]
-
-        for verify_request in remaining_requests:
-            # any completed requests should already have been removed
-            assert not verify_request.key_ready.called
-            keys_for_server = missing_keys[verify_request.server_name]
-
-            for key_id in verify_request.key_ids:
-                # If we have several requests for the same key, then we only need to
-                # request that key once, but we should do so with the greatest
-                # min_valid_until_ts of the requests, so that we can satisfy all of
-                # the requests.
-                keys_for_server[key_id] = max(
-                    keys_for_server.get(key_id, -1),
-                    verify_request.minimum_valid_until_ts,
-                )
+            logger.debug("Getting keys from %s for %s", fetcher, verify_request)
+            keys = await fetcher.get_keys(
+                verify_request.server_name,
+                list(missing_key_ids),
+                verify_request.minimum_valid_until_ts,
+            )
 
-        results = await fetcher.get_keys(missing_keys)
+            for key_id, key in keys.items():
+                if not key:
+                    continue
 
-        completed = []
-        for verify_request in remaining_requests:
-            server_name = verify_request.server_name
+                # If we already have a result for the given key ID we keep the
+                # one with the highest `valid_until_ts`.
+                existing_key = found_keys.get(key_id)
+                if existing_key:
+                    if key.valid_until_ts <= existing_key.valid_until_ts:
+                        continue
 
-            # see if any of the keys we got this time are sufficient to
-            # complete this VerifyJsonRequest.
-            result_keys = results.get(server_name, {})
-            for key_id in verify_request.key_ids:
-                fetch_key_result = result_keys.get(key_id)
-                if not fetch_key_result:
-                    # we didn't get a result for this key
-                    continue
+                # We always store the returned key even if it doesn't the
+                # `minimum_valid_until_ts` requirement, as some verification
+                # requests may still be able to be satisfied by it.
+                #
+                # We still keep looking for the key from other fetchers in that
+                # case though.
+                found_keys[key_id] = key
 
-                if (
-                    fetch_key_result.valid_until_ts
-                    < verify_request.minimum_valid_until_ts
-                ):
-                    # key was not valid at this point
+                if key.valid_until_ts < verify_request.minimum_valid_until_ts:
                     continue
 
-                # we have a valid key for this request. If we run the callback
-                # immediately, it may cancel our loggingcontext while we are still in
-                # it, so instead we schedule it for the next time round the reactor.
-                #
-                # (this also ensures that we don't get a stack overflow if we had
-                # a massive queue of lookups waiting for this server).
-                logger.debug(
-                    "Found key %s:%s for %s",
-                    server_name,
-                    key_id,
-                    verify_request.request_name,
-                )
-                self.clock.call_later(
-                    0,
-                    verify_request.key_ready.callback,
-                    (server_name, key_id, fetch_key_result.verify_key),
-                )
-                completed.append(verify_request)
-                break
+                missing_key_ids.discard(key_id)
 
-        remaining_requests.difference_update(completed)
+        return found_keys
 
 
 class KeyFetcher(metaclass=abc.ABCMeta):
-    @abc.abstractmethod
+    def __init__(self, hs: "HomeServer"):
+        self._queue = BatchingQueue(
+            self.__class__.__name__, hs.get_clock(), self._fetch_keys
+        )
+
     async def get_keys(
-        self, keys_to_fetch: Dict[str, Dict[str, int]]
-    ) -> Dict[str, Dict[str, FetchKeyResult]]:
-        """
-        Args:
-            keys_to_fetch:
-                the keys to be fetched. server_name -> key_id -> min_valid_ts
+        self, server_name: str, key_ids: List[str], minimum_valid_until_ts: int
+    ) -> Dict[str, FetchKeyResult]:
+        results = await self._queue.add_to_queue(
+            _FetchKeyRequest(
+                server_name=server_name,
+                key_ids=key_ids,
+                minimum_valid_until_ts=minimum_valid_until_ts,
+            )
+        )
+        return results.get(server_name, {})
 
-        Returns:
-            Map from server_name -> key_id -> FetchKeyResult
-        """
-        raise NotImplementedError
+    @abc.abstractmethod
+    async def _fetch_keys(
+        self, keys_to_fetch: List[_FetchKeyRequest]
+    ) -> Dict[str, Dict[str, FetchKeyResult]]:
+        pass
 
 
 class StoreKeyFetcher(KeyFetcher):
     """KeyFetcher impl which fetches keys from our data store"""
 
     def __init__(self, hs: "HomeServer"):
-        self.store = hs.get_datastore()
+        super().__init__(hs)
 
-    async def get_keys(
-        self, keys_to_fetch: Dict[str, Dict[str, int]]
-    ) -> Dict[str, Dict[str, FetchKeyResult]]:
-        """see KeyFetcher.get_keys"""
+        self.store = hs.get_datastore()
 
+    async def _fetch_keys(self, keys_to_fetch: List[_FetchKeyRequest]):
         key_ids_to_fetch = (
-            (server_name, key_id)
-            for server_name, keys_for_server in keys_to_fetch.items()
-            for key_id in keys_for_server.keys()
+            (queue_value.server_name, key_id)
+            for queue_value in keys_to_fetch
+            for key_id in queue_value.key_ids
         )
 
         res = await self.store.get_server_verify_keys(key_ids_to_fetch)
@@ -578,6 +485,8 @@ class StoreKeyFetcher(KeyFetcher):
 
 class BaseV2KeyFetcher(KeyFetcher):
     def __init__(self, hs: "HomeServer"):
+        super().__init__(hs)
+
         self.store = hs.get_datastore()
         self.config = hs.config
 
@@ -685,10 +594,10 @@ class PerspectivesKeyFetcher(BaseV2KeyFetcher):
         self.client = hs.get_federation_http_client()
         self.key_servers = self.config.key_servers
 
-    async def get_keys(
-        self, keys_to_fetch: Dict[str, Dict[str, int]]
+    async def _fetch_keys(
+        self, keys_to_fetch: List[_FetchKeyRequest]
     ) -> Dict[str, Dict[str, FetchKeyResult]]:
-        """see KeyFetcher.get_keys"""
+        """see KeyFetcher._fetch_keys"""
 
         async def get_key(key_server: TrustedKeyServer) -> Dict:
             try:
@@ -724,12 +633,12 @@ class PerspectivesKeyFetcher(BaseV2KeyFetcher):
         return union_of_keys
 
     async def get_server_verify_key_v2_indirect(
-        self, keys_to_fetch: Dict[str, Dict[str, int]], key_server: TrustedKeyServer
+        self, keys_to_fetch: List[_FetchKeyRequest], key_server: TrustedKeyServer
     ) -> Dict[str, Dict[str, FetchKeyResult]]:
         """
         Args:
             keys_to_fetch:
-                the keys to be fetched. server_name -> key_id -> min_valid_ts
+                the keys to be fetched.
 
             key_server: notary server to query for the keys
 
@@ -743,7 +652,7 @@ class PerspectivesKeyFetcher(BaseV2KeyFetcher):
         perspective_name = key_server.server_name
         logger.info(
             "Requesting keys %s from notary server %s",
-            keys_to_fetch.items(),
+            keys_to_fetch,
             perspective_name,
         )
 
@@ -753,11 +662,13 @@ class PerspectivesKeyFetcher(BaseV2KeyFetcher):
                 path="/_matrix/key/v2/query",
                 data={
                     "server_keys": {
-                        server_name: {
-                            key_id: {"minimum_valid_until_ts": min_valid_ts}
-                            for key_id, min_valid_ts in server_keys.items()
+                        queue_value.server_name: {
+                            key_id: {
+                                "minimum_valid_until_ts": queue_value.minimum_valid_until_ts,
+                            }
+                            for key_id in queue_value.key_ids
                         }
-                        for server_name, server_keys in keys_to_fetch.items()
+                        for queue_value in keys_to_fetch
                     }
                 },
             )
@@ -858,7 +769,20 @@ class ServerKeyFetcher(BaseV2KeyFetcher):
         self.client = hs.get_federation_http_client()
 
     async def get_keys(
-        self, keys_to_fetch: Dict[str, Dict[str, int]]
+        self, server_name: str, key_ids: List[str], minimum_valid_until_ts: int
+    ) -> Dict[str, FetchKeyResult]:
+        results = await self._queue.add_to_queue(
+            _FetchKeyRequest(
+                server_name=server_name,
+                key_ids=key_ids,
+                minimum_valid_until_ts=minimum_valid_until_ts,
+            ),
+            key=server_name,
+        )
+        return results.get(server_name, {})
+
+    async def _fetch_keys(
+        self, keys_to_fetch: List[_FetchKeyRequest]
     ) -> Dict[str, Dict[str, FetchKeyResult]]:
         """
         Args:
@@ -871,8 +795,10 @@ class ServerKeyFetcher(BaseV2KeyFetcher):
 
         results = {}
 
-        async def get_key(key_to_fetch_item: Tuple[str, Dict[str, int]]) -> None:
-            server_name, key_ids = key_to_fetch_item
+        async def get_key(key_to_fetch_item: _FetchKeyRequest) -> None:
+            server_name = key_to_fetch_item.server_name
+            key_ids = key_to_fetch_item.key_ids
+
             try:
                 keys = await self.get_server_verify_key_v2_direct(server_name, key_ids)
                 results[server_name] = keys
@@ -883,7 +809,7 @@ class ServerKeyFetcher(BaseV2KeyFetcher):
             except Exception:
                 logger.exception("Error getting keys %s from %s", key_ids, server_name)
 
-        await yieldable_gather_results(get_key, keys_to_fetch.items())
+        await yieldable_gather_results(get_key, keys_to_fetch)
         return results
 
     async def get_server_verify_key_v2_direct(
@@ -955,37 +881,3 @@ class ServerKeyFetcher(BaseV2KeyFetcher):
             keys.update(response_keys)
 
         return keys
-
-
-async def _handle_key_deferred(verify_request: VerifyJsonRequest) -> None:
-    """Waits for the key to become available, and then performs a verification
-
-    Args:
-        verify_request:
-
-    Raises:
-        SynapseError if there was a problem performing the verification
-    """
-    server_name = verify_request.server_name
-    with PreserveLoggingContext():
-        _, key_id, verify_key = await verify_request.key_ready
-
-    json_object = verify_request.get_json_object()
-
-    try:
-        verify_signed_json(json_object, server_name, verify_key)
-    except SignatureVerifyException as e:
-        logger.debug(
-            "Error verifying signature for %s:%s:%s with key %s: %s",
-            server_name,
-            verify_key.alg,
-            verify_key.version,
-            encode_verify_key_base64(verify_key),
-            str(e),
-        )
-        raise SynapseError(
-            401,
-            "Invalid signature for server %s with key %s:%s: %s"
-            % (server_name, verify_key.alg, verify_key.version, str(e)),
-            Codes.UNAUTHORIZED,
-        )
diff --git a/synapse/federation/transport/server.py b/synapse/federation/transport/server.py
index 40eab45549..5756fcb551 100644
--- a/synapse/federation/transport/server.py
+++ b/synapse/federation/transport/server.py
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ from synapse.http.servlet import (
 )
 from synapse.logging.context import run_in_background
 from synapse.logging.opentracing import (
+    SynapseTags,
     start_active_span,
     start_active_span_from_request,
     tags,
@@ -151,7 +152,9 @@ class Authenticator:
             )
 
         await self.keyring.verify_json_for_server(
-            origin, json_request, now, "Incoming request"
+            origin,
+            json_request,
+            now,
         )
 
         logger.debug("Request from %s", origin)
@@ -314,7 +317,7 @@ class BaseFederationServlet:
                 raise
 
             request_tags = {
-                "request_id": request.get_request_id(),
+                SynapseTags.REQUEST_ID: request.get_request_id(),
                 tags.SPAN_KIND: tags.SPAN_KIND_RPC_SERVER,
                 tags.HTTP_METHOD: request.get_method(),
                 tags.HTTP_URL: request.get_redacted_uri(),
@@ -1562,13 +1565,12 @@ def register_servlets(
                 server_name=hs.hostname,
             ).register(resource)
 
-        if hs.config.experimental.spaces_enabled:
-            FederationSpaceSummaryServlet(
-                handler=hs.get_space_summary_handler(),
-                authenticator=authenticator,
-                ratelimiter=ratelimiter,
-                server_name=hs.hostname,
-            ).register(resource)
+        FederationSpaceSummaryServlet(
+            handler=hs.get_space_summary_handler(),
+            authenticator=authenticator,
+            ratelimiter=ratelimiter,
+            server_name=hs.hostname,
+        ).register(resource)
 
     if "openid" in servlet_groups:
         for servletclass in OPENID_SERVLET_CLASSES:
diff --git a/synapse/groups/attestations.py b/synapse/groups/attestations.py
index d2fc8be5f5..ff8372c4e9 100644
--- a/synapse/groups/attestations.py
+++ b/synapse/groups/attestations.py
@@ -108,7 +108,9 @@ class GroupAttestationSigning:
 
         assert server_name is not None
         await self.keyring.verify_json_for_server(
-            server_name, attestation, now, "Group attestation"
+            server_name,
+            attestation,
+            now,
         )
 
     def create_attestation(self, group_id: str, user_id: str) -> JsonDict:
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/federation.py b/synapse/handlers/federation.py
index bf11315251..49ed7cabcc 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/federation.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/federation.py
@@ -577,7 +577,9 @@ class FederationHandler(BaseHandler):
 
         # Fetch the state events from the DB, and check we have the auth events.
         event_map = await self.store.get_events(state_event_ids, allow_rejected=True)
-        auth_events_in_store = await self.store.have_seen_events(auth_event_ids)
+        auth_events_in_store = await self.store.have_seen_events(
+            room_id, auth_event_ids
+        )
 
         # Check for missing events. We handle state and auth event seperately,
         # as we want to pull the state from the DB, but we don't for the auth
@@ -610,7 +612,7 @@ class FederationHandler(BaseHandler):
 
             if missing_auth_events:
                 auth_events_in_store = await self.store.have_seen_events(
-                    missing_auth_events
+                    room_id, missing_auth_events
                 )
                 missing_auth_events.difference_update(auth_events_in_store)
 
@@ -710,7 +712,7 @@ class FederationHandler(BaseHandler):
 
         missing_auth_events = set(auth_event_ids) - fetched_events.keys()
         missing_auth_events.difference_update(
-            await self.store.have_seen_events(missing_auth_events)
+            await self.store.have_seen_events(room_id, missing_auth_events)
         )
         logger.debug("We are also missing %i auth events", len(missing_auth_events))
 
@@ -2475,7 +2477,7 @@ class FederationHandler(BaseHandler):
         #
         # we start by checking if they are in the store, and then try calling /event_auth/.
         if missing_auth:
-            have_events = await self.store.have_seen_events(missing_auth)
+            have_events = await self.store.have_seen_events(event.room_id, missing_auth)
             logger.debug("Events %s are in the store", have_events)
             missing_auth.difference_update(have_events)
 
@@ -2494,7 +2496,7 @@ class FederationHandler(BaseHandler):
                     return context
 
                 seen_remotes = await self.store.have_seen_events(
-                    [e.event_id for e in remote_auth_chain]
+                    event.room_id, [e.event_id for e in remote_auth_chain]
                 )
 
                 for e in remote_auth_chain:
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/sync.py b/synapse/handlers/sync.py
index 0fcc1532da..069ffc76f7 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/sync.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/sync.py
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ class SyncHandler:
                 # ensure that we always include current state in the timeline
                 current_state_ids = frozenset()  # type: FrozenSet[str]
                 if any(e.is_state() for e in recents):
-                    current_state_ids_map = await self.state.get_current_state_ids(
+                    current_state_ids_map = await self.store.get_current_state_ids(
                         room_id
                     )
                     current_state_ids = frozenset(current_state_ids_map.values())
@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ class SyncHandler:
                 # ensure that we always include current state in the timeline
                 current_state_ids = frozenset()
                 if any(e.is_state() for e in loaded_recents):
-                    current_state_ids_map = await self.state.get_current_state_ids(
+                    current_state_ids_map = await self.store.get_current_state_ids(
                         room_id
                     )
                     current_state_ids = frozenset(current_state_ids_map.values())
diff --git a/synapse/http/servlet.py b/synapse/http/servlet.py
index 31897546a9..3f4f2411fc 100644
--- a/synapse/http/servlet.py
+++ b/synapse/http/servlet.py
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@
 """ This module contains base REST classes for constructing REST servlets. """
 
 import logging
+from typing import Iterable, List, Optional, Union, overload
+
+from typing_extensions import Literal
 
 from synapse.api.errors import Codes, SynapseError
 from synapse.util import json_decoder
@@ -107,12 +110,11 @@ def parse_boolean_from_args(args, name, default=None, required=False):
 
 def parse_string(
     request,
-    name,
-    default=None,
-    required=False,
-    allowed_values=None,
-    param_type="string",
-    encoding="ascii",
+    name: Union[bytes, str],
+    default: Optional[str] = None,
+    required: bool = False,
+    allowed_values: Optional[Iterable[str]] = None,
+    encoding: Optional[str] = "ascii",
 ):
     """
     Parse a string parameter from the request query string.
@@ -122,18 +124,17 @@ def parse_string(
 
     Args:
         request: the twisted HTTP request.
-        name (bytes|unicode): the name of the query parameter.
-        default (bytes|unicode|None): value to use if the parameter is absent,
+        name: the name of the query parameter.
+        default: value to use if the parameter is absent,
             defaults to None. Must be bytes if encoding is None.
-        required (bool): whether to raise a 400 SynapseError if the
+        required: whether to raise a 400 SynapseError if the
             parameter is absent, defaults to False.
-        allowed_values (list[bytes|unicode]): List of allowed values for the
+        allowed_values: List of allowed values for the
             string, or None if any value is allowed, defaults to None. Must be
             the same type as name, if given.
-        encoding (str|None): The encoding to decode the string content with.
-
+        encoding : The encoding to decode the string content with.
     Returns:
-        bytes/unicode|None: A string value or the default. Unicode if encoding
+        A string value or the default. Unicode if encoding
         was given, bytes otherwise.
 
     Raises:
@@ -142,45 +143,105 @@ def parse_string(
             is not one of those allowed values.
     """
     return parse_string_from_args(
-        request.args, name, default, required, allowed_values, param_type, encoding
+        request.args, name, default, required, allowed_values, encoding
     )
 
 
-def parse_string_from_args(
-    args,
-    name,
-    default=None,
-    required=False,
-    allowed_values=None,
-    param_type="string",
-    encoding="ascii",
-):
+def _parse_string_value(
+    value: Union[str, bytes],
+    allowed_values: Optional[Iterable[str]],
+    name: str,
+    encoding: Optional[str],
+) -> Union[str, bytes]:
+    if encoding:
+        try:
+            value = value.decode(encoding)
+        except ValueError:
+            raise SynapseError(400, "Query parameter %r must be %s" % (name, encoding))
+
+    if allowed_values is not None and value not in allowed_values:
+        message = "Query parameter %r must be one of [%s]" % (
+            name,
+            ", ".join(repr(v) for v in allowed_values),
+        )
+        raise SynapseError(400, message)
+    else:
+        return value
+
+
+@overload
+def parse_strings_from_args(
+    args: List[str],
+    name: Union[bytes, str],
+    default: Optional[List[str]] = None,
+    required: bool = False,
+    allowed_values: Optional[Iterable[str]] = None,
+    encoding: Literal[None] = None,
+) -> Optional[List[bytes]]:
+    ...
+
+
+@overload
+def parse_strings_from_args(
+    args: List[str],
+    name: Union[bytes, str],
+    default: Optional[List[str]] = None,
+    required: bool = False,
+    allowed_values: Optional[Iterable[str]] = None,
+    encoding: str = "ascii",
+) -> Optional[List[str]]:
+    ...
+
+
+def parse_strings_from_args(
+    args: List[str],
+    name: Union[bytes, str],
+    default: Optional[List[str]] = None,
+    required: bool = False,
+    allowed_values: Optional[Iterable[str]] = None,
+    encoding: Optional[str] = "ascii",
+) -> Optional[List[Union[bytes, str]]]:
+    """
+    Parse a string parameter from the request query string list.
+
+    If encoding is not None, the content of the query param will be
+    decoded to Unicode using the encoding, otherwise it will be encoded
+
+    Args:
+        args: the twisted HTTP request.args list.
+        name: the name of the query parameter.
+        default: value to use if the parameter is absent,
+            defaults to None. Must be bytes if encoding is None.
+        required : whether to raise a 400 SynapseError if the
+            parameter is absent, defaults to False.
+        allowed_values (list[bytes|unicode]): List of allowed values for the
+            string, or None if any value is allowed, defaults to None. Must be
+            the same type as name, if given.
+        encoding: The encoding to decode the string content with.
+
+    Returns:
+        A string value or the default. Unicode if encoding
+        was given, bytes otherwise.
+
+    Raises:
+        SynapseError if the parameter is absent and required, or if the
+            parameter is present, must be one of a list of allowed values and
+            is not one of those allowed values.
+    """
 
     if not isinstance(name, bytes):
         name = name.encode("ascii")
 
     if name in args:
-        value = args[name][0]
-
-        if encoding:
-            try:
-                value = value.decode(encoding)
-            except ValueError:
-                raise SynapseError(
-                    400, "Query parameter %r must be %s" % (name, encoding)
-                )
-
-        if allowed_values is not None and value not in allowed_values:
-            message = "Query parameter %r must be one of [%s]" % (
-                name,
-                ", ".join(repr(v) for v in allowed_values),
-            )
-            raise SynapseError(400, message)
-        else:
-            return value
+        values = args[name]
+
+        return [
+            _parse_string_value(value, allowed_values, name=name, encoding=encoding)
+            for value in values
+        ]
     else:
         if required:
-            message = "Missing %s query parameter %r" % (param_type, name)
+            message = "Missing string query parameter %r" % (name)
             raise SynapseError(400, message, errcode=Codes.MISSING_PARAM)
         else:
 
@@ -190,6 +251,55 @@ def parse_string_from_args(
             return default
 
 
+def parse_string_from_args(
+    args: List[str],
+    name: Union[bytes, str],
+    default: Optional[str] = None,
+    required: bool = False,
+    allowed_values: Optional[Iterable[str]] = None,
+    encoding: Optional[str] = "ascii",
+) -> Optional[Union[bytes, str]]:
+    """
+    Parse the string parameter from the request query string list
+    and return the first result.
+
+    If encoding is not None, the content of the query param will be
+    decoded to Unicode using the encoding, otherwise it will be encoded
+
+    Args:
+        args: the twisted HTTP request.args list.
+        name: the name of the query parameter.
+        default: value to use if the parameter is absent,
+            defaults to None. Must be bytes if encoding is None.
+        required: whether to raise a 400 SynapseError if the
+            parameter is absent, defaults to False.
+        allowed_values: List of allowed values for the
+            string, or None if any value is allowed, defaults to None. Must be
+            the same type as name, if given.
+        encoding: The encoding to decode the string content with.
+
+    Returns:
+        A string value or the default. Unicode if encoding
+        was given, bytes otherwise.
+
+    Raises:
+        SynapseError if the parameter is absent and required, or if the
+            parameter is present, must be one of a list of allowed values and
+            is not one of those allowed values.
+    """
+
+    strings = parse_strings_from_args(
+        args,
+        name,
+        default=[default],
+        required=required,
+        allowed_values=allowed_values,
+        encoding=encoding,
+    )
+
+    return strings[0]
+
+
 def parse_json_value_from_request(request, allow_empty_body=False):
     """Parse a JSON value from the body of a twisted HTTP request.
 
@@ -215,7 +325,7 @@ def parse_json_value_from_request(request, allow_empty_body=False):
     try:
         content = json_decoder.decode(content_bytes.decode("utf-8"))
     except Exception as e:
-        logger.warning("Unable to parse JSON: %s", e)
+        logger.warning("Unable to parse JSON: %s (%s)", e, content_bytes)
         raise SynapseError(400, "Content not JSON.", errcode=Codes.NOT_JSON)
 
     return content
diff --git a/synapse/logging/opentracing.py b/synapse/logging/opentracing.py
index fba2fa3904..f64845b80c 100644
--- a/synapse/logging/opentracing.py
+++ b/synapse/logging/opentracing.py
@@ -265,6 +265,12 @@ class SynapseTags:
     # Whether the sync response has new data to be returned to the client.
     SYNC_RESULT = "sync.new_data"
 
+    # incoming HTTP request ID  (as written in the logs)
+    REQUEST_ID = "request_id"
+
+    # HTTP request tag (used to distinguish full vs incremental syncs, etc)
+    REQUEST_TAG = "request_tag"
+
 
 # Block everything by default
 # A regex which matches the server_names to expose traces for.
@@ -588,7 +594,7 @@ def inject_active_span_twisted_headers(headers, destination, check_destination=T
 
     span = opentracing.tracer.active_span
     carrier = {}  # type: Dict[str, str]
-    opentracing.tracer.inject(span, opentracing.Format.HTTP_HEADERS, carrier)
+    opentracing.tracer.inject(span.context, opentracing.Format.HTTP_HEADERS, carrier)
 
     for key, value in carrier.items():
         headers.addRawHeaders(key, value)
@@ -625,7 +631,7 @@ def inject_active_span_byte_dict(headers, destination, check_destination=True):
     span = opentracing.tracer.active_span
 
     carrier = {}  # type: Dict[str, str]
-    opentracing.tracer.inject(span, opentracing.Format.HTTP_HEADERS, carrier)
+    opentracing.tracer.inject(span.context, opentracing.Format.HTTP_HEADERS, carrier)
 
     for key, value in carrier.items():
         headers[key.encode()] = [value.encode()]
@@ -659,7 +665,7 @@ def inject_active_span_text_map(carrier, destination, check_destination=True):
         return
 
     opentracing.tracer.inject(
-        opentracing.tracer.active_span, opentracing.Format.TEXT_MAP, carrier
+        opentracing.tracer.active_span.context, opentracing.Format.TEXT_MAP, carrier
     )
 
 
@@ -681,7 +687,7 @@ def get_active_span_text_map(destination=None):
 
     carrier = {}  # type: Dict[str, str]
     opentracing.tracer.inject(
-        opentracing.tracer.active_span, opentracing.Format.TEXT_MAP, carrier
+        opentracing.tracer.active_span.context, opentracing.Format.TEXT_MAP, carrier
     )
 
     return carrier
@@ -696,7 +702,7 @@ def active_span_context_as_string():
     carrier = {}  # type: Dict[str, str]
     if opentracing:
         opentracing.tracer.inject(
-            opentracing.tracer.active_span, opentracing.Format.TEXT_MAP, carrier
+            opentracing.tracer.active_span.context, opentracing.Format.TEXT_MAP, carrier
         )
     return json_encoder.encode(carrier)
 
@@ -824,7 +830,7 @@ def trace_servlet(request: "SynapseRequest", extract_context: bool = False):
         return
 
     request_tags = {
-        "request_id": request.get_request_id(),
+        SynapseTags.REQUEST_ID: request.get_request_id(),
         tags.SPAN_KIND: tags.SPAN_KIND_RPC_SERVER,
         tags.HTTP_METHOD: request.get_method(),
         tags.HTTP_URL: request.get_redacted_uri(),
@@ -833,9 +839,9 @@ def trace_servlet(request: "SynapseRequest", extract_context: bool = False):
 
     request_name = request.request_metrics.name
     if extract_context:
-        scope = start_active_span_from_request(request, request_name, tags=request_tags)
+        scope = start_active_span_from_request(request, request_name)
     else:
-        scope = start_active_span(request_name, tags=request_tags)
+        scope = start_active_span(request_name)
 
     with scope:
         try:
@@ -845,4 +851,11 @@ def trace_servlet(request: "SynapseRequest", extract_context: bool = False):
             # with JsonResource).
             scope.span.set_operation_name(request.request_metrics.name)
 
-            scope.span.set_tag("request_tag", request.request_metrics.start_context.tag)
+            # set the tags *after* the servlet completes, in case it decided to
+            # prioritise the span (tags will get dropped on unprioritised spans)
+            request_tags[
+                SynapseTags.REQUEST_TAG
+            ] = request.request_metrics.start_context.tag
+
+            for k, v in request_tags.items():
+                scope.span.set_tag(k, v)
diff --git a/synapse/metrics/background_process_metrics.py b/synapse/metrics/background_process_metrics.py
index 714caf84c3..0d6d643d35 100644
--- a/synapse/metrics/background_process_metrics.py
+++ b/synapse/metrics/background_process_metrics.py
@@ -22,7 +22,11 @@ from prometheus_client.core import REGISTRY, Counter, Gauge
 from twisted.internet import defer
 
 from synapse.logging.context import LoggingContext, PreserveLoggingContext
-from synapse.logging.opentracing import noop_context_manager, start_active_span
+from synapse.logging.opentracing import (
+    SynapseTags,
+    noop_context_manager,
+    start_active_span,
+)
 from synapse.util.async_helpers import maybe_awaitable
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
@@ -202,7 +206,9 @@ def run_as_background_process(desc: str, func, *args, bg_start_span=True, **kwar
             try:
                 ctx = noop_context_manager()
                 if bg_start_span:
-                    ctx = start_active_span(desc, tags={"request_id": str(context)})
+                    ctx = start_active_span(
+                        desc, tags={SynapseTags.REQUEST_ID: str(context)}
+                    )
                 with ctx:
                     return await maybe_awaitable(func(*args, **kwargs))
             except Exception:
diff --git a/synapse/replication/slave/storage/devices.py b/synapse/replication/slave/storage/devices.py
index 70207420a6..26bdead565 100644
--- a/synapse/replication/slave/storage/devices.py
+++ b/synapse/replication/slave/storage/devices.py
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ class SlavedDeviceStore(EndToEndKeyWorkerStore, DeviceWorkerStore, BaseSlavedSto
             if row.entity.startswith("@"):
                 self._device_list_stream_cache.entity_has_changed(row.entity, token)
                 self.get_cached_devices_for_user.invalidate((row.entity,))
-                self._get_cached_user_device.invalidate_many((row.entity,))
+                self._get_cached_user_device.invalidate((row.entity,))
                 self.get_device_list_last_stream_id_for_remote.invalidate((row.entity,))
 
             else:
diff --git a/synapse/rest/admin/media.py b/synapse/rest/admin/media.py
index 24dd46113a..b68db2c57c 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/admin/media.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/admin/media.py
@@ -120,6 +120,35 @@ class QuarantineMediaByID(RestServlet):
         return 200, {}
 
 
+class UnquarantineMediaByID(RestServlet):
+    """Quarantines local or remote media by a given ID so that no one can download
+    it via this server.
+    """
+
+    PATTERNS = admin_patterns(
+        "/media/unquarantine/(?P<server_name>[^/]+)/(?P<media_id>[^/]+)"
+    )
+
+    def __init__(self, hs: "HomeServer"):
+        self.store = hs.get_datastore()
+        self.auth = hs.get_auth()
+
+    async def on_POST(
+        self, request: SynapseRequest, server_name: str, media_id: str
+    ) -> Tuple[int, JsonDict]:
+        requester = await self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
+        await assert_user_is_admin(self.auth, requester.user)
+
+        logging.info(
+            "Remove from quarantine local media by ID: %s/%s", server_name, media_id
+        )
+
+        # Remove from quarantine this media id
+        await self.store.quarantine_media_by_id(server_name, media_id, None)
+
+        return 200, {}
+
+
 class ProtectMediaByID(RestServlet):
     """Protect local media from being quarantined."""
 
@@ -137,8 +166,31 @@ class ProtectMediaByID(RestServlet):
 
         logging.info("Protecting local media by ID: %s", media_id)
 
-        # Quarantine this media id
-        await self.store.mark_local_media_as_safe(media_id)
+        # Protect this media id
+        await self.store.mark_local_media_as_safe(media_id, safe=True)
+
+        return 200, {}
+
+
+class UnprotectMediaByID(RestServlet):
+    """Unprotect local media from being quarantined."""
+
+    PATTERNS = admin_patterns("/media/unprotect/(?P<media_id>[^/]+)")
+
+    def __init__(self, hs: "HomeServer"):
+        self.store = hs.get_datastore()
+        self.auth = hs.get_auth()
+
+    async def on_POST(
+        self, request: SynapseRequest, media_id: str
+    ) -> Tuple[int, JsonDict]:
+        requester = await self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
+        await assert_user_is_admin(self.auth, requester.user)
+
+        logging.info("Unprotecting local media by ID: %s", media_id)
+
+        # Unprotect this media id
+        await self.store.mark_local_media_as_safe(media_id, safe=False)
 
         return 200, {}
 
@@ -267,8 +319,10 @@ def register_servlets_for_media_repo(hs: "HomeServer", http_server):
     PurgeMediaCacheRestServlet(hs).register(http_server)
     QuarantineMediaInRoom(hs).register(http_server)
     QuarantineMediaByID(hs).register(http_server)
+    UnquarantineMediaByID(hs).register(http_server)
     QuarantineMediaByUser(hs).register(http_server)
     ProtectMediaByID(hs).register(http_server)
+    UnprotectMediaByID(hs).register(http_server)
     ListMediaInRoom(hs).register(http_server)
     DeleteMediaByID(hs).register(http_server)
     DeleteMediaByDateSize(hs).register(http_server)
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v1/room.py b/synapse/rest/client/v1/room.py
index 51813cccbe..70286b0ff7 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v1/room.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v1/room.py
@@ -1060,18 +1060,16 @@ def register_servlets(hs: "HomeServer", http_server, is_worker=False):
     RoomRedactEventRestServlet(hs).register(http_server)
     RoomTypingRestServlet(hs).register(http_server)
     RoomEventContextServlet(hs).register(http_server)
-
-    if hs.config.experimental.spaces_enabled:
-        RoomSpaceSummaryRestServlet(hs).register(http_server)
+    RoomSpaceSummaryRestServlet(hs).register(http_server)
+    RoomEventServlet(hs).register(http_server)
+    JoinedRoomsRestServlet(hs).register(http_server)
+    RoomAliasListServlet(hs).register(http_server)
+    SearchRestServlet(hs).register(http_server)
 
     # Some servlets only get registered for the main process.
     if not is_worker:
         RoomCreateRestServlet(hs).register(http_server)
         RoomForgetRestServlet(hs).register(http_server)
-        SearchRestServlet(hs).register(http_server)
-        JoinedRoomsRestServlet(hs).register(http_server)
-        RoomEventServlet(hs).register(http_server)
-        RoomAliasListServlet(hs).register(http_server)
 
 
 def register_deprecated_servlets(hs, http_server):
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/report_event.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/report_event.py
index 2c169abbf3..07ea39a8a3 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/report_event.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/report_event.py
@@ -16,11 +16,7 @@ import logging
 from http import HTTPStatus
 
 from synapse.api.errors import Codes, SynapseError
-from synapse.http.servlet import (
-    RestServlet,
-    assert_params_in_dict,
-    parse_json_object_from_request,
-)
+from synapse.http.servlet import RestServlet, parse_json_object_from_request
 
 from ._base import client_patterns
 
@@ -42,15 +38,14 @@ class ReportEventRestServlet(RestServlet):
         user_id = requester.user.to_string()
 
         body = parse_json_object_from_request(request)
-        assert_params_in_dict(body, ("reason", "score"))
 
-        if not isinstance(body["reason"], str):
+        if not isinstance(body.get("reason", ""), str):
             raise SynapseError(
                 HTTPStatus.BAD_REQUEST,
                 "Param 'reason' must be a string",
                 Codes.BAD_JSON,
             )
-        if not isinstance(body["score"], int):
+        if not isinstance(body.get("score", 0), int):
             raise SynapseError(
                 HTTPStatus.BAD_REQUEST,
                 "Param 'score' must be an integer",
@@ -61,7 +56,7 @@ class ReportEventRestServlet(RestServlet):
             room_id=room_id,
             event_id=event_id,
             user_id=user_id,
-            reason=body["reason"],
+            reason=body.get("reason"),
             content=body,
             received_ts=self.clock.time_msec(),
         )
diff --git a/synapse/rest/key/v2/remote_key_resource.py b/synapse/rest/key/v2/remote_key_resource.py
index aba1734a55..d56a1ae482 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/key/v2/remote_key_resource.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/key/v2/remote_key_resource.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ from synapse.crypto.keyring import ServerKeyFetcher
 from synapse.http.server import DirectServeJsonResource, respond_with_json
 from synapse.http.servlet import parse_integer, parse_json_object_from_request
 from synapse.util import json_decoder
+from synapse.util.async_helpers import yieldable_gather_results
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -210,7 +211,13 @@ class RemoteKey(DirectServeJsonResource):
         # If there is a cache miss, request the missing keys, then recurse (and
         # ensure the result is sent).
         if cache_misses and query_remote_on_cache_miss:
-            await self.fetcher.get_keys(cache_misses)
+            await yieldable_gather_results(
+                lambda t: self.fetcher.get_keys(*t),
+                (
+                    (server_name, list(keys), 0)
+                    for server_name, keys in cache_misses.items()
+                ),
+            )
             await self.query_keys(request, query, query_remote_on_cache_miss=False)
         else:
             signed_keys = []
diff --git a/synapse/storage/databases/main/cache.py b/synapse/storage/databases/main/cache.py
index ecc1f935e2..c57ae5ef15 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/databases/main/cache.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/databases/main/cache.py
@@ -168,10 +168,11 @@ class CacheInvalidationWorkerStore(SQLBaseStore):
         backfilled,
     ):
         self._invalidate_get_event_cache(event_id)
+        self.have_seen_event.invalidate((room_id, event_id))
 
         self.get_latest_event_ids_in_room.invalidate((room_id,))
 
-        self.get_unread_event_push_actions_by_room_for_user.invalidate_many((room_id,))
+        self.get_unread_event_push_actions_by_room_for_user.invalidate((room_id,))
 
         if not backfilled:
             self._events_stream_cache.entity_has_changed(room_id, stream_ordering)
@@ -184,8 +185,8 @@ class CacheInvalidationWorkerStore(SQLBaseStore):
             self.get_invited_rooms_for_local_user.invalidate((state_key,))
 
         if relates_to:
-            self.get_relations_for_event.invalidate_many((relates_to,))
-            self.get_aggregation_groups_for_event.invalidate_many((relates_to,))
+            self.get_relations_for_event.invalidate((relates_to,))
+            self.get_aggregation_groups_for_event.invalidate((relates_to,))
             self.get_applicable_edit.invalidate((relates_to,))
 
     async def invalidate_cache_and_stream(self, cache_name: str, keys: Tuple[Any, ...]):
diff --git a/synapse/storage/databases/main/devices.py b/synapse/storage/databases/main/devices.py
index fd87ba71ab..18f07d96dc 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/databases/main/devices.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/databases/main/devices.py
@@ -1282,7 +1282,7 @@ class DeviceStore(DeviceWorkerStore, DeviceBackgroundUpdateStore):
         )
 
         txn.call_after(self.get_cached_devices_for_user.invalidate, (user_id,))
-        txn.call_after(self._get_cached_user_device.invalidate_many, (user_id,))
+        txn.call_after(self._get_cached_user_device.invalidate, (user_id,))
         txn.call_after(
             self.get_device_list_last_stream_id_for_remote.invalidate, (user_id,)
         )
diff --git a/synapse/storage/databases/main/event_push_actions.py b/synapse/storage/databases/main/event_push_actions.py
index 5845322118..d1237c65cc 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/databases/main/event_push_actions.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/databases/main/event_push_actions.py
@@ -860,7 +860,7 @@ class EventPushActionsWorkerStore(SQLBaseStore):
                                   not be deleted.
         """
         txn.call_after(
-            self.get_unread_event_push_actions_by_room_for_user.invalidate_many,
+            self.get_unread_event_push_actions_by_room_for_user.invalidate,
             (room_id, user_id),
         )
 
diff --git a/synapse/storage/databases/main/events.py b/synapse/storage/databases/main/events.py
index fd25c8112d..897fa06639 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/databases/main/events.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/databases/main/events.py
@@ -1748,9 +1748,9 @@ class PersistEventsStore:
             },
         )
 
-        txn.call_after(self.store.get_relations_for_event.invalidate_many, (parent_id,))
+        txn.call_after(self.store.get_relations_for_event.invalidate, (parent_id,))
         txn.call_after(
-            self.store.get_aggregation_groups_for_event.invalidate_many, (parent_id,)
+            self.store.get_aggregation_groups_for_event.invalidate, (parent_id,)
         )
 
         if rel_type == RelationTypes.REPLACE:
@@ -1903,7 +1903,7 @@ class PersistEventsStore:
 
                 for user_id in user_ids:
                     txn.call_after(
-                        self.store.get_unread_event_push_actions_by_room_for_user.invalidate_many,
+                        self.store.get_unread_event_push_actions_by_room_for_user.invalidate,
                         (room_id, user_id),
                     )
 
@@ -1917,7 +1917,7 @@ class PersistEventsStore:
     def _remove_push_actions_for_event_id_txn(self, txn, room_id, event_id):
         # Sad that we have to blow away the cache for the whole room here
         txn.call_after(
-            self.store.get_unread_event_push_actions_by_room_for_user.invalidate_many,
+            self.store.get_unread_event_push_actions_by_room_for_user.invalidate,
             (room_id,),
         )
         txn.execute(
diff --git a/synapse/storage/databases/main/events_worker.py b/synapse/storage/databases/main/events_worker.py
index 6963bbf7f4..403a5ddaba 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/databases/main/events_worker.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/databases/main/events_worker.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ from typing import (
     Iterable,
     List,
     Optional,
+    Set,
     Tuple,
     overload,
 )
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ from synapse.storage.engines import PostgresEngine
 from synapse.storage.util.id_generators import MultiWriterIdGenerator, StreamIdGenerator
 from synapse.storage.util.sequence import build_sequence_generator
 from synapse.types import JsonDict, get_domain_from_id
-from synapse.util.caches.descriptors import cached
+from synapse.util.caches.descriptors import cached, cachedList
 from synapse.util.caches.lrucache import LruCache
 from synapse.util.iterutils import batch_iter
 from synapse.util.metrics import Measure
@@ -1045,32 +1046,74 @@ class EventsWorkerStore(SQLBaseStore):
 
         return {r["event_id"] for r in rows}
 
-    async def have_seen_events(self, event_ids):
+    async def have_seen_events(
+        self, room_id: str, event_ids: Iterable[str]
+    ) -> Set[str]:
         """Given a list of event ids, check if we have already processed them.
 
+        The room_id is only used to structure the cache (so that it can later be
+        invalidated by room_id) - there is no guarantee that the events are actually
+        in the room in question.
+
         Args:
-            event_ids (iterable[str]):
+            room_id: Room we are polling
+            event_ids: events we are looking for
 
         Returns:
             set[str]: The events we have already seen.
         """
+        res = await self._have_seen_events_dict(
+            (room_id, event_id) for event_id in event_ids
+        )
+        return {eid for ((_rid, eid), have_event) in res.items() if have_event}
+
+    @cachedList("have_seen_event", "keys")
+    async def _have_seen_events_dict(
+        self, keys: Iterable[Tuple[str, str]]
+    ) -> Dict[Tuple[str, str], bool]:
+        """Helper for have_seen_events
+
+        Returns:
+             a dict {(room_id, event_id)-> bool}
+        """
         # if the event cache contains the event, obviously we've seen it.
-        results = {x for x in event_ids if self._get_event_cache.contains(x)}
 
-        def have_seen_events_txn(txn, chunk):
-            sql = "SELECT event_id FROM events as e WHERE "
+        cache_results = {
+            (rid, eid) for (rid, eid) in keys if self._get_event_cache.contains((eid,))
+        }
+        results = {x: True for x in cache_results}
+
+        def have_seen_events_txn(txn, chunk: Tuple[Tuple[str, str], ...]):
+            # we deliberately do *not* query the database for room_id, to make the
+            # query an index-only lookup on `events_event_id_key`.
+            #
+            # We therefore pull the events from the database into a set...
+
+            sql = "SELECT event_id FROM events AS e WHERE "
             clause, args = make_in_list_sql_clause(
-                txn.database_engine, "e.event_id", chunk
+                txn.database_engine, "e.event_id", [eid for (_rid, eid) in chunk]
             )
             txn.execute(sql + clause, args)
-            results.update(row[0] for row in txn)
+            found_events = {eid for eid, in txn}
 
-        for chunk in batch_iter((x for x in event_ids if x not in results), 100):
+            # ... and then we can update the results for each row in the batch
+            results.update({(rid, eid): (eid in found_events) for (rid, eid) in chunk})
+
+        # each batch requires its own index scan, so we make the batches as big as
+        # possible.
+        for chunk in batch_iter((k for k in keys if k not in cache_results), 500):
             await self.db_pool.runInteraction(
                 "have_seen_events", have_seen_events_txn, chunk
             )
+
         return results
 
+    @cached(max_entries=100000, tree=True)
+    async def have_seen_event(self, room_id: str, event_id: str):
+        # this only exists for the benefit of the @cachedList descriptor on
+        # _have_seen_events_dict
+        raise NotImplementedError()
+
     def _get_current_state_event_counts_txn(self, txn, room_id):
         """
         See get_current_state_event_counts.
diff --git a/synapse/storage/databases/main/media_repository.py b/synapse/storage/databases/main/media_repository.py
index c584868188..2fa945d171 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/databases/main/media_repository.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/databases/main/media_repository.py
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ class MediaRepositoryStore(MediaRepositoryBackgroundUpdateStore):
                 "created_ts",
                 "quarantined_by",
                 "url_cache",
+                "safe_from_quarantine",
             ),
             allow_none=True,
             desc="get_local_media",
@@ -296,12 +297,12 @@ class MediaRepositoryStore(MediaRepositoryBackgroundUpdateStore):
             desc="store_local_media",
         )
 
-    async def mark_local_media_as_safe(self, media_id: str) -> None:
-        """Mark a local media as safe from quarantining."""
+    async def mark_local_media_as_safe(self, media_id: str, safe: bool = True) -> None:
+        """Mark a local media as safe or unsafe from quarantining."""
         await self.db_pool.simple_update_one(
             table="local_media_repository",
             keyvalues={"media_id": media_id},
-            updatevalues={"safe_from_quarantine": True},
+            updatevalues={"safe_from_quarantine": safe},
             desc="mark_local_media_as_safe",
         )
 
diff --git a/synapse/storage/databases/main/purge_events.py b/synapse/storage/databases/main/purge_events.py
index 8f83748b5e..7fb7780d0f 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/databases/main/purge_events.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/databases/main/purge_events.py
@@ -16,14 +16,14 @@ import logging
 from typing import Any, List, Set, Tuple
 
 from synapse.api.errors import SynapseError
-from synapse.storage._base import SQLBaseStore
+from synapse.storage.databases.main import CacheInvalidationWorkerStore
 from synapse.storage.databases.main.state import StateGroupWorkerStore
 from synapse.types import RoomStreamToken
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-class PurgeEventsStore(StateGroupWorkerStore, SQLBaseStore):
+class PurgeEventsStore(StateGroupWorkerStore, CacheInvalidationWorkerStore):
     async def purge_history(
         self, room_id: str, token: str, delete_local_events: bool
     ) -> Set[int]:
@@ -203,8 +203,6 @@ class PurgeEventsStore(StateGroupWorkerStore, SQLBaseStore):
             "DELETE FROM event_to_state_groups "
             "WHERE event_id IN (SELECT event_id from events_to_purge)"
         )
-        for event_id, _ in event_rows:
-            txn.call_after(self._get_state_group_for_event.invalidate, (event_id,))
 
         # Delete all remote non-state events
         for table in (
@@ -283,6 +281,20 @@ class PurgeEventsStore(StateGroupWorkerStore, SQLBaseStore):
         # so make sure to keep this actually last.
         txn.execute("DROP TABLE events_to_purge")
 
+        for event_id, should_delete in event_rows:
+            self._invalidate_cache_and_stream(
+                txn, self._get_state_group_for_event, (event_id,)
+            )
+
+            # XXX: This is racy, since have_seen_events could be called between the
+            #    transaction completing and the invalidation running. On the other hand,
+            #    that's no different to calling `have_seen_events` just before the
+            #    event is deleted from the database.
+            if should_delete:
+                self._invalidate_cache_and_stream(
+                    txn, self.have_seen_event, (room_id, event_id)
+                )
+
         logger.info("[purge] done")
 
         return referenced_state_groups
@@ -422,7 +434,11 @@ class PurgeEventsStore(StateGroupWorkerStore, SQLBaseStore):
         #       index on them. In any case we should be clearing out 'stream' tables
         #       periodically anyway (#5888)
 
-        # TODO: we could probably usefully do a bunch of cache invalidation here
+        # TODO: we could probably usefully do a bunch more cache invalidation here
+
+        # XXX: as with purge_history, this is racy, but no worse than other races
+        #   that already exist.
+        self._invalidate_cache_and_stream(txn, self.have_seen_event, (room_id,))
 
         logger.info("[purge] done")
 
diff --git a/synapse/storage/databases/main/receipts.py b/synapse/storage/databases/main/receipts.py
index 3647276acb..edeaacd7a6 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/databases/main/receipts.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/databases/main/receipts.py
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ class ReceiptsWorkerStore(SQLBaseStore):
 
     def invalidate_caches_for_receipt(self, room_id, receipt_type, user_id):
         self.get_receipts_for_user.invalidate((user_id, receipt_type))
-        self._get_linearized_receipts_for_room.invalidate_many((room_id,))
+        self._get_linearized_receipts_for_room.invalidate((room_id,))
         self.get_last_receipt_event_id_for_user.invalidate(
             (user_id, room_id, receipt_type)
         )
@@ -659,9 +659,7 @@ class ReceiptsWorkerStore(SQLBaseStore):
         )
         txn.call_after(self.get_receipts_for_user.invalidate, (user_id, receipt_type))
         # FIXME: This shouldn't invalidate the whole cache
-        txn.call_after(
-            self._get_linearized_receipts_for_room.invalidate_many, (room_id,)
-        )
+        txn.call_after(self._get_linearized_receipts_for_room.invalidate, (room_id,))
 
         self.db_pool.simple_delete_txn(
             txn,
diff --git a/synapse/storage/databases/main/room.py b/synapse/storage/databases/main/room.py
index 5f38634f48..2a96bcd314 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/databases/main/room.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/databases/main/room.py
@@ -764,14 +764,15 @@ class RoomWorkerStore(SQLBaseStore):
         self,
         server_name: str,
         media_id: str,
-        quarantined_by: str,
+        quarantined_by: Optional[str],
     ) -> int:
-        """quarantines a single local or remote media id
+        """quarantines or unquarantines a single local or remote media id
 
         Args:
             server_name: The name of the server that holds this media
             media_id: The ID of the media to be quarantined
             quarantined_by: The user ID that initiated the quarantine request
+                If it is `None` media will be removed from quarantine
         """
         logger.info("Quarantining media: %s/%s", server_name, media_id)
         is_local = server_name == self.config.server_name
@@ -838,9 +839,9 @@ class RoomWorkerStore(SQLBaseStore):
         txn,
         local_mxcs: List[str],
         remote_mxcs: List[Tuple[str, str]],
-        quarantined_by: str,
+        quarantined_by: Optional[str],
     ) -> int:
-        """Quarantine local and remote media items
+        """Quarantine and unquarantine local and remote media items
 
         Args:
             txn (cursor)
@@ -848,18 +849,27 @@ class RoomWorkerStore(SQLBaseStore):
             remote_mxcs: A list of (remote server, media id) tuples representing
                 remote mxc URLs
             quarantined_by: The ID of the user who initiated the quarantine request
+                If it is `None` media will be removed from quarantine
         Returns:
             The total number of media items quarantined
         """
+
         # Update all the tables to set the quarantined_by flag
-        txn.executemany(
-            """
+        sql = """
             UPDATE local_media_repository
             SET quarantined_by = ?
-            WHERE media_id = ? AND safe_from_quarantine = ?
-        """,
-            ((quarantined_by, media_id, False) for media_id in local_mxcs),
-        )
+            WHERE media_id = ?
+        """
+
+        # set quarantine
+        if quarantined_by is not None:
+            sql += "AND safe_from_quarantine = ?"
+            rows = [(quarantined_by, media_id, False) for media_id in local_mxcs]
+        # remove from quarantine
+        else:
+            rows = [(quarantined_by, media_id) for media_id in local_mxcs]
+
+        txn.executemany(sql, rows)
         # Note that a rowcount of -1 can be used to indicate no rows were affected.
         total_media_quarantined = txn.rowcount if txn.rowcount > 0 else 0
 
@@ -1498,7 +1508,7 @@ class RoomStore(RoomBackgroundUpdateStore, RoomWorkerStore, SearchStore):
         room_id: str,
         event_id: str,
         user_id: str,
-        reason: str,
+        reason: Optional[str],
         content: JsonDict,
         received_ts: int,
     ) -> None:
diff --git a/synapse/util/batching_queue.py b/synapse/util/batching_queue.py
index 44bbb7b1a8..8fd5bfb69b 100644
--- a/synapse/util/batching_queue.py
+++ b/synapse/util/batching_queue.py
@@ -25,10 +25,11 @@ from typing import (
     TypeVar,
 )
 
+from prometheus_client import Gauge
+
 from twisted.internet import defer
 
 from synapse.logging.context import PreserveLoggingContext, make_deferred_yieldable
-from synapse.metrics import LaterGauge
 from synapse.metrics.background_process_metrics import run_as_background_process
 from synapse.util import Clock
 
@@ -38,6 +39,24 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 V = TypeVar("V")
 R = TypeVar("R")
 
+number_queued = Gauge(
+    "synapse_util_batching_queue_number_queued",
+    "The number of items waiting in the queue across all keys",
+    labelnames=("name",),
+)
+
+number_in_flight = Gauge(
+    "synapse_util_batching_queue_number_pending",
+    "The number of items across all keys either being processed or waiting in a queue",
+    labelnames=("name",),
+)
+
+number_of_keys = Gauge(
+    "synapse_util_batching_queue_number_of_keys",
+    "The number of distinct keys that have items queued",
+    labelnames=("name",),
+)
+
 
 class BatchingQueue(Generic[V, R]):
     """A queue that batches up work, calling the provided processing function
@@ -48,10 +67,20 @@ class BatchingQueue(Generic[V, R]):
     called, and will keep being called until the queue has been drained (for the
     given key).
 
+    If the processing function raises an exception then the exception is proxied
+    through to the callers waiting on that batch of work.
+
     Note that the return value of `add_to_queue` will be the return value of the
     processing function that processed the given item. This means that the
     returned value will likely include data for other items that were in the
     batch.
+
+    Args:
+        name: A name for the queue, used for logging contexts and metrics.
+            This must be unique, otherwise the metrics will be wrong.
+        clock: The clock to use to schedule work.
+        process_batch_callback: The callback to to be run to process a batch of
+            work.
     """
 
     def __init__(
@@ -73,19 +102,15 @@ class BatchingQueue(Generic[V, R]):
         # The function to call with batches of values.
         self._process_batch_callback = process_batch_callback
 
-        LaterGauge(
-            "synapse_util_batching_queue_number_queued",
-            "The number of items waiting in the queue across all keys",
-            labels=("name",),
-            caller=lambda: sum(len(v) for v in self._next_values.values()),
+        number_queued.labels(self._name).set_function(
+            lambda: sum(len(q) for q in self._next_values.values())
         )
 
-        LaterGauge(
-            "synapse_util_batching_queue_number_of_keys",
-            "The number of distinct keys that have items queued",
-            labels=("name",),
-            caller=lambda: len(self._next_values),
-        )
+        number_of_keys.labels(self._name).set_function(lambda: len(self._next_values))
+
+        self._number_in_flight_metric = number_in_flight.labels(
+            self._name
+        )  # type: Gauge
 
     async def add_to_queue(self, value: V, key: Hashable = ()) -> R:
         """Adds the value to the queue with the given key, returning the result
@@ -107,17 +132,18 @@ class BatchingQueue(Generic[V, R]):
         if key not in self._processing_keys:
             run_as_background_process(self._name, self._process_queue, key)
 
-        return await make_deferred_yieldable(d)
+        with self._number_in_flight_metric.track_inprogress():
+            return await make_deferred_yieldable(d)
 
     async def _process_queue(self, key: Hashable) -> None:
         """A background task to repeatedly pull things off the queue for the
         given key and call the `self._process_batch_callback` with the values.
         """
 
-        try:
-            if key in self._processing_keys:
-                return
+        if key in self._processing_keys:
+            return
 
+        try:
             self._processing_keys.add(key)
 
             while True:
@@ -137,16 +163,16 @@ class BatchingQueue(Generic[V, R]):
                     values = [value for value, _ in next_values]
                     results = await self._process_batch_callback(values)
 
-                    for _, deferred in next_values:
-                        with PreserveLoggingContext():
+                    with PreserveLoggingContext():
+                        for _, deferred in next_values:
                             deferred.callback(results)
 
                 except Exception as e:
-                    for _, deferred in next_values:
-                        if deferred.called:
-                            continue
+                    with PreserveLoggingContext():
+                        for _, deferred in next_values:
+                            if deferred.called:
+                                continue
 
-                        with PreserveLoggingContext():
                             deferred.errback(e)
 
         finally:
diff --git a/synapse/util/caches/deferred_cache.py b/synapse/util/caches/deferred_cache.py
index 371e7e4dd0..1044139119 100644
--- a/synapse/util/caches/deferred_cache.py
+++ b/synapse/util/caches/deferred_cache.py
@@ -16,16 +16,7 @@
 
 import enum
 import threading
-from typing import (
-    Callable,
-    Generic,
-    Iterable,
-    MutableMapping,
-    Optional,
-    TypeVar,
-    Union,
-    cast,
-)
+from typing import Callable, Generic, Iterable, MutableMapping, Optional, TypeVar, Union
 
 from prometheus_client import Gauge
 
@@ -91,7 +82,7 @@ class DeferredCache(Generic[KT, VT]):
         # _pending_deferred_cache maps from the key value to a `CacheEntry` object.
         self._pending_deferred_cache = (
             cache_type()
-        )  # type: MutableMapping[KT, CacheEntry]
+        )  # type: Union[TreeCache, MutableMapping[KT, CacheEntry]]
 
         def metrics_cb():
             cache_pending_metric.labels(name).set(len(self._pending_deferred_cache))
@@ -287,8 +278,17 @@ class DeferredCache(Generic[KT, VT]):
         self.cache.set(key, value, callbacks=callbacks)
 
     def invalidate(self, key):
+        """Delete a key, or tree of entries
+
+        If the cache is backed by a regular dict, then "key" must be of
+        the right type for this cache
+
+        If the cache is backed by a TreeCache, then "key" must be a tuple, but
+        may be of lower cardinality than the TreeCache - in which case the whole
+        subtree is deleted.
+        """
         self.check_thread()
-        self.cache.pop(key, None)
+        self.cache.del_multi(key)
 
         # if we have a pending lookup for this key, remove it from the
         # _pending_deferred_cache, which will (a) stop it being returned
@@ -299,20 +299,10 @@ class DeferredCache(Generic[KT, VT]):
         # run the invalidation callbacks now, rather than waiting for the
         # deferred to resolve.
         if entry:
-            entry.invalidate()
-
-    def invalidate_many(self, key: KT):
-        self.check_thread()
-        if not isinstance(key, tuple):
-            raise TypeError("The cache key must be a tuple not %r" % (type(key),))
-        key = cast(KT, key)
-        self.cache.del_multi(key)
-
-        # if we have a pending lookup for this key, remove it from the
-        # _pending_deferred_cache, as above
-        entry_dict = self._pending_deferred_cache.pop(key, None)
-        if entry_dict is not None:
-            for entry in iterate_tree_cache_entry(entry_dict):
+            # _pending_deferred_cache.pop should either return a CacheEntry, or, in the
+            # case of a TreeCache, a dict of keys to cache entries. Either way calling
+            # iterate_tree_cache_entry on it will do the right thing.
+            for entry in iterate_tree_cache_entry(entry):
                 entry.invalidate()
 
     def invalidate_all(self):
diff --git a/synapse/util/caches/descriptors.py b/synapse/util/caches/descriptors.py
index 2ac24a2f25..d77e8edeea 100644
--- a/synapse/util/caches/descriptors.py
+++ b/synapse/util/caches/descriptors.py
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ F = TypeVar("F", bound=Callable[..., Any])
 class _CachedFunction(Generic[F]):
     invalidate = None  # type: Any
     invalidate_all = None  # type: Any
-    invalidate_many = None  # type: Any
     prefill = None  # type: Any
     cache = None  # type: Any
     num_args = None  # type: Any
@@ -262,6 +261,11 @@ class DeferredCacheDescriptor(_CacheDescriptorBase):
     ):
         super().__init__(orig, num_args=num_args, cache_context=cache_context)
 
+        if tree and self.num_args < 2:
+            raise RuntimeError(
+                "tree=True is nonsensical for cached functions with a single parameter"
+            )
+
         self.max_entries = max_entries
         self.tree = tree
         self.iterable = iterable
@@ -302,11 +306,11 @@ class DeferredCacheDescriptor(_CacheDescriptorBase):
         wrapped = cast(_CachedFunction, _wrapped)
 
         if self.num_args == 1:
+            assert not self.tree
             wrapped.invalidate = lambda key: cache.invalidate(key[0])
             wrapped.prefill = lambda key, val: cache.prefill(key[0], val)
         else:
             wrapped.invalidate = cache.invalidate
-            wrapped.invalidate_many = cache.invalidate_many
             wrapped.prefill = cache.prefill
 
         wrapped.invalidate_all = cache.invalidate_all
diff --git a/synapse/util/caches/lrucache.py b/synapse/util/caches/lrucache.py
index 54df407ff7..d89e9d9b1d 100644
--- a/synapse/util/caches/lrucache.py
+++ b/synapse/util/caches/lrucache.py
@@ -152,7 +152,6 @@ class LruCache(Generic[KT, VT]):
     """
     Least-recently-used cache, supporting prometheus metrics and invalidation callbacks.
 
-    Supports del_multi only if cache_type=TreeCache
     If cache_type=TreeCache, all keys must be tuples.
     """
 
@@ -393,10 +392,16 @@ class LruCache(Generic[KT, VT]):
 
         @synchronized
         def cache_del_multi(key: KT) -> None:
+            """Delete an entry, or tree of entries
+
+            If the LruCache is backed by a regular dict, then "key" must be of
+            the right type for this cache
+
+            If the LruCache is backed by a TreeCache, then "key" must be a tuple, but
+            may be of lower cardinality than the TreeCache - in which case the whole
+            subtree is deleted.
             """
-            This will only work if constructed with cache_type=TreeCache
-            """
-            popped = cache.pop(key)
+            popped = cache.pop(key, None)
             if popped is None:
                 return
             # for each deleted node, we now need to remove it from the linked list
@@ -430,11 +435,10 @@ class LruCache(Generic[KT, VT]):
         self.set = cache_set
         self.setdefault = cache_set_default
         self.pop = cache_pop
+        self.del_multi = cache_del_multi
         # `invalidate` is exposed for consistency with DeferredCache, so that it can be
         # invalidated by the cache invalidation replication stream.
-        self.invalidate = cache_pop
-        if cache_type is TreeCache:
-            self.del_multi = cache_del_multi
+        self.invalidate = cache_del_multi
         self.len = synchronized(cache_len)
         self.contains = cache_contains
         self.clear = cache_clear
diff --git a/synapse/util/caches/treecache.py b/synapse/util/caches/treecache.py
index 73502a8b06..a6df81ebff 100644
--- a/synapse/util/caches/treecache.py
+++ b/synapse/util/caches/treecache.py
@@ -89,6 +89,9 @@ class TreeCache:
             value. If the key is partial, the TreeCacheNode corresponding to the part
             of the tree that was removed.
         """
+        if not isinstance(key, tuple):
+            raise TypeError("The cache key must be a tuple not %r" % (type(key),))
+
         # a list of the nodes we have touched on the way down the tree
         nodes = []